Tattenhoe
Tattenhoe
Village and neighbourhood of Milton Keynes, England
Tattenhoe and Tattenhoe Park are adjacent neighbourhoods of Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England, in the ancient ecclesiastic parish of Tattenhoe. They are located at the south-western edge of the city, next to Whaddon in Aylesbury Vale, not far from the ruins of Snelshall Priory.
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The name is an Old English language word meaning "Tatta's hill-spur".[1] The village was first recorded (in the 12th century) as 'Thateo'; the village has also been known as Tattenho, Totenho (13th century); Tottynho (16th-17th century); Tattenhall (18th-19th century)[2]
The village was abandoned in the 16th century and had its own moated manor house and church (1540, perhaps 12th century). By the time redevelopment began, it consisted of just three farms and St. Giles's Church, but was recognised as a village (rather than a hamlet) because it had its own ecclesiastical parish.
The districts have the Tattenhoe Sports Pavilion. The pavilion has legacy and astroturf playing fields, a meeting room and free parking on site.
The district contains Howe Park Wood, a Site of Special Scientific Interest of about 24 ha (59 acres).[3] It is one of England's few remaining primeval woodlands (though certainly coppiced) and home to a wide variety of wildlife, notably Odonata.
Tattenhoe is in the modern civil parish of Shenley Brook End and gives its name to a ward of Milton Keynes City Council. As of May 2022[update], the Local Councillors for the Tattenhoe Ward are Cllr James Lancaster (Lab), Cllr Manish Verma (Con) and Cllr Shazna Muzammil (Con).
In 1971 the civil parish of Tattenhoe had a population of 10.[4] On 1 April 1974 the parish was abolished and merged with Shenley Brook End and Whaddon.[5]
- "Key to English place names". Institute for Name-Studies, University of Nottingham. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
- William Page, ed. (1927). "Parishes : Tattenhoe". A History of the County of Buckingham. Victoria History of the Counties of England. Vol. 4. London: Constable & Co. Ltd. p. 294.
- "Sites of Special Scientific Interest (England)". Natural England.
OBJECTID 2194; SSSI_NAME Howe Park Wood; SSSI_AREA 24.190423052926068
- "Population statistics Tattenhoe Ch/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
- "North Bucks Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 20 March 2024.